I gotta do this: BEST song on Ghost Reveries so far....

[Alcapoth]

I've listened to the album like about 30 times already. For the past week or so it has been out, I just simply can't get enough of this album. I'm addicted, plain and simple. I am sucked into the music completely and just can't walk away from it.


So yeah, this thread is for people who have at least listened to the album 5+ times already and that have somewhat familiarized themselves with the OVERLY complex nature of the music on this album. Lots of time must be spent with the album to truly appreciate it's inner beauty (as with all opeth albums.)


So, what is the best song for you so far?

For me, RIGHT now, it goes probably like this; (and i'm not sure if a poll has been done on this yet)

1. Ghost of Perdition
2. The Baying of the Hounds
3. Beneath the Mire
4. Harlequin Forest
5.Atonement
6. The Grand Conjuration
7. Isolation Years
8. Hours of Wealth

 

[Good and Evil]

I too have listened to it NUMEROUS names. I have to say that my favorite so far is "Isolation Years". That song is hauntingly beautiful.

 

[MetalManCPA]

No question in my mind: Ghost of Perdition

 

[aestusmaris@hotmail.com]

tie between Ghost of perdition, baying of the hounds and harlequin forest

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

Baying of the hooooounds!!!!!

 

[maneatingbrick]

Ghost of perdition baby

 

[sweet majestic darkness]

I agree, Ghost Of Perdition. Before I heard the whole album, I first heard The Grand Conjuration and Ghost of Perdition first (as everyone did obviously) But when I heard the album in lenth, the first song other then those twothat captured my attention and made me hit "replay" was Beneath The Mire.

 

[Alcapoth]

I have a feeling that at these boards anyway, Ghost of Perdition will go down alongside The Moor as Opeth's best song. I really do think Ghost of Perdition is one of the band's finest efforts to date; has this instant "classic" feeling about it. It has that "something" about it. I played the song over 50 times when the mp3 first became available and I'm just still not sick of it.


My thoughts, anyway. Oh, and yeah, beneah the mire is fucking brilliant! The first 3 tracks to me are 10/10's for sure, hehe.

 

[Han Som Reiste]

I'll have to agree that Ghost of Perdition is the best song on the album.

 

[Sadguru]

Hey man!

I've been listening non-stop to the album for more than a week now. As far as I'm concerned, Ghost Reveries is album of the year, hands down. As far as I'm concerned, it's an album to put alongside Opeth's best (MAYH, Still Life & Blackwater Park).

#1: Reverie/Harlequin Forest
#2: The Gread Conjuration
#3: Ghost of Perdition
#4: Beneath The Mire
#5: Isolation Years
#6: Hours of Wealth
#7: The Baying of the Hounds
#8: Atonement

 

[Blackhorse_Experience]

Ghost of Perdition with Beneath the Mire a close second for me.

 

[AmirH]

Isolation years without a doubt. The melody owns the rest of the entire album. and all of deliverence and damnation. IMHO it would have been the best pick for a single. She's looooost in IIIIsolation!!!


After that I'd pick ghost of perdition, and then maybe reveries/harlequin forest sans the annoying ending. Interestingly enough the grand conjuration actually grew on me a lot and is one of the highlights for me now.

 

[thunderhead]

Easily the title track.

 

[wankerness]

Easily the title track.

....what title track?

 

[mbarys]

I too have listened to it NUMEROUS names. I have to say that my favorite so far is "Isolation Years". That song is hauntingly beautiful.

I love it too!!

 

[Verano]

Reverie/Harlequin Forest- this song does it for me.....I LOVE how Mikael sings in this one, and the overall musical atmosphere

 

[Risquit]

That high-pitched guitar line in the background of "Isolation Years" might be the best piece of sound in Opeth's entire catalog. Achingly beautiful.

 

[Kalabalik]

Reverie/Harlequin Forest- this song does it for me.....I LOVE how Mikael sings in this one, and the overall musical atmosphere

Agreed

 

[Hypnos]

easily Baying Of The Hounds

 

[Deadlift]

Now it`s kind of easy to see what people think about the weird mellow songs.

They could of skipped atonement, Hours of wealth and Isolation Years and done 3 songs like Baying of the, Harlequin or ghost perdition style.

Voted Baying.